ESICM 2015: Intensivists Care for Lives!
European Society of Intensive Care Medicine President Daniel De Backer tonight welcomed delegates to Berlin to the 28th Annual Congress. With... Read more
Golden Hour Policy Improves Combat Survival
A mandate in 2009 that critically injured U.S. servicemen should receive definitive care within the so-called "golden hour" has improved survival... Read more
Canadian Guidelines on DVT Released
A panel of experts (InterEPID) has released a new Canadian guideline for the diagnosis and management of blood clots, specifically iliofemoral... Read more
ICU Management at ESICM LIVES 2015
ICU Management will be exhibiting at ESICM LIVES next week. Drop by Stand 21 to pick up your complimentary copy of ICU Management’s latest... Read more
Survey: In-Hospital Care of Critically Ill Patients in France
When patients present with organ failure to French teaching hospitals, the receiving hospitals have very varied staffing and organisation, according... Read more
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Zoom On: Megan E. Brunson
Megan E. Brunson is the 2019-2020 president of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) board of directors. AACN is the world’s largest specialty nursing organisation, with more than 120,000 members and over 200 chapters in the United States. Since 2007, Brunson has been the night shift supervisor in the cardiovascular ICU (CVICU)... Read more
The Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in COVID-19
A Talk with Italian Critical Care Physician Enrico Storti Hospitals all over the world are working to rapidly expand their capacity to treat critically ill patients with COVID-19. To find out how hospitals on the frontlines of the pandemic are coping and the lessons learned that could help other hospitals prepare, FUJIFILM SonoSite’s Chief Medical... Read more
To Have a Healthy Work Environment, Mind the Gap
Staffing. Burnout. Retention. Quality. You don’t often speak to direct care nurses or nurse managers about their units without these common themes emerging. They’re all elements associated with the health of the nursing work environment — a topic that the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has been studying for over a decade. ... Read more
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High-End Transport Ventilation Around the World
2015 28 Oct
Interview with Georg Keunecke of FAI rent-a-jet AG on the global use of the HAMILTON-T1 as an ICU transport ventilator. Georg Keunecke is the Chief Flight Paramedic and Representative for Medical Devices with FAI rent-a-jet AG (dba Flight Ambulance International). Headquartered at the Nuremberg International Airport, the company serves... Read more
Oliguria And The Role Of Urine Monitoring In Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) Management
2020 28 Jul
ABSTRACT Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) is a complex treatment modality for a high-risk, critical care patient population with advanced AKI. While there are still no clear guidelines regarding the timing of initiation and termination of RRT, there is a growing body of evidence supporting the importance of urine monitoring and the clinical significance... Read more
The Importance Of Continuous Monitoring Of Urine Flow In Critical Care Patients
2020 30 Jun
ABSTRACT This review discusses the importance of continuous, real-time monitoring of urine flow in critical care patients and its potential role in Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and fluid management in a variety of clinical conditions. Real-time, reliable monitoring of urine flow enables clinicians to detect early signs of kidney injury, and facilitates... Read more
From Our Journals
COVID-19 Challenges of IT Team
After a state of emergency was declared in Spain in mid-March, an IT... Read more
Leading the way in patient healthcare portals
Th e r e i s n o “ o n e - s i z e -... Read more
Measuring the Nation’s Health
Summary: A new health index proposed by the UK Government may be an effective... Read more
Diagnostic Imaging in the Age of COVID-19
In a disease surrounded by unknowns, patients’ imaging is shedding a... Read more
Albumin Administration in Sepsis: The Case for and Against
Serum albumin is an essential plasma protein, with a variety of homeostatic... Read more
The Night Falls in the ICU: Changing Realities for Patients, Relatives & Interdisciplinary Team
Night has fallen in the intensive care unit, and the medical team... Read more
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Compat Dualport
Single Lumen Dual Port Nasogastric Feeding and Drainage Tube Designed for the ICU Compat Dualport is designed to help simplify gastric drainage and administration of nutrition, fluids and medications by the use of one single tube for both operations....
Cook®️ Airway Exchange Catheter
Intended for uncomplicated, atraumatic endotracheal tube exchange. Features and benefits The blunt tip of the catheter is atraumatic to internal structures. The lumen and distal sideports are designed to deliver oxygen. The centimetre...
NovaPort cannulas
The safe access to the vascular system
NovaPort cannulas are designed specially to meet the needs of extracorporeal heart and lung support circuits and perioperative perfusion in minimally invasive heart surgery. All blood-contact surfaces of the NovaPort cannulas are coated with the bio-...
Melker Cuffed Emergency Cricothyrotomy Catheter Set – Seldinger
Intended to establish emergency airway access when endotracheal intubation cannot be performed. Features and benefits Airway access is achieved by using the Seldinger technique via the cricothyroid membrane. The airway catheter is...
Melker Universal Cuffed Emergency Cricothyrotomy Catheter Set – Seldinger/Surgical
Intended to establish emergency airway access when endotracheal intubation cannot be performed. Features and benefits The universal set provides all the components you need in one package to perform a cricothyrotomy with either the...